A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for our area. The National Weather Service has issued a warning for the potential of 2-3 inches of snow for the Ocean Isle Beach community. This watch area will likely be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning later today. Wintry precipitation will likely overspread the area beginning around mid-day on Wednesday and should transition to all snow during the evening and continuing through Wednesday night. A trace of freezing rain is also expected. Travel will become hazardous during the afternoon and evening on Wednesday and is not expected to improve until mid-day on Thursday when temperatures are expected to reach above freezing.